Weekend Project: DIY Stilts
Build your very own pair of peg stilts that will let you see the world from new heights. From Craft, Volume 08. Thanks to Molly Graber and Chris Merrick.
Fun & Games
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
LEGO NXT 3D scanner
LEGO hacker Philo Hurbain needed a way to model some of the more complex LEGO parts for use in the LDraw LEGO CAD program. Most LEGO parts are easy to model, but something like the tiny LEGO frog, shown above, is a little more tricky. Philo’s solution: a 3D scanner made entirely of LEGO, save […]
Helen O’Loy, the original DIY Bride?
Image from KuiperCliff The Steven writes in the comments: You say DIY bride, I think of Helen O’Loy by Lester Del Rey Well, maybe you haven’t heard of ol’ Helen O’Loy either. O’Loy sounds a lot like Alloy, doesn’t it? Spoiler Alert: Don’t read the wikipedia entry, it gives too much info. Spoiler-less synopsys: Dave […]
Wearable metadata
Patty Maes of the Fluid Interfaces Group at the MIT Media Lab introduces what may be the must have gadget in the not so far future. The SixthSense prototype is comprised of a pocket projector, a mirror and a camera. The hardware components are coupled in a pendant like mobile wearable device. Both the projector […]
Bike accessory leaves a trail of chalk behind you
Contrail is a device that applies chalk to the rear tire of your bike, leaving a trail behind you. It leaves trails for motorists and other cyclists to see, enabling bikers to “reclaim this crucial shared space.” I’m not sure where you can get one or if it’s even been physically realized, but I like […]
Trumpet Hero mod
Spotted in the MAKE Flickr pool, a trumpet controller for Guitar Hero. Guitar hero trumpet mod
The N-Prize, the not-quite-right stuff
Introducing: The N-Prize. The what? “The N-Prize is a challenge to launch an impossibly small satellite into orbit on a ludicrously small budget, for a pitifully small cash prize.” First proposed on Halfbakery, the site for cooking up crazy ideas, the N-Prize has now become a serious endeavor. The prize, of £9,999.99 sterling cash, will […]